clypeate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klipē it, -āt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
clyp•e•ate  (klipē it, -āt′),USA pronunciation adj. [Biol.]
  1. Biologyshaped like a round shield or buckler.
Also, clyp•e•i•form  (klipē ə fôrm′).USA pronunciation 
  • Latin clypeātus. See clypeus, -ate1
  • 1705–15

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